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“prendra” and “prendrez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#4,090
“prendra” frequency rank
#26,481
“prendrez” frequency rank
30571
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature prendra prendrez
Definition Troisième personne du singulier du futur du verbe prendre. Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur du verbe prendre.

Where the eye mixes prendra and prendrez

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
prendra
8 ch
prendrez

Look-alike desk: prendra vs prendrez

A purely visual mix-up. prendra (\pʁɑ̃.dʁa\) and prendrez (\pʁɑ̃.dʁe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30571, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

prendra is recorded at frequency rank #4,090, classified as averb, pronounced \pʁɑ̃.dʁa\. prendrez is at rank #26,481, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁɑ̃.dʁe\.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 30571, this pair ranks #309,406 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of prendra vs prendrez

Shared letters: denpr. Private to "prendra": a. Private to "prendrez": z.

"prendra" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV  ·  "prendrez" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • prendraperndra · pprendra · prednra · prendar · prenddra · prendrra · prenndra · prenrda
  • prendrezperndrez · pprendrez · prednrez · prenddrez · prenderz · prendrezz · prendrrez · prendrze

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "prendra" and "prendrez" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\pʁɑ̃.dʁa\ versus \pʁɑ̃.dʁe\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "prendra" vs "prendrez" - which ranks higher?
"prendra" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,090 in our French list, against #26,481 for "prendrez". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "prendra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "prendrez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #309,406 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "prendra" and "prendrez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perdrez vs prendrez". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #309,406 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list